Pertinax Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Phew, I thought they'd finally got their marbles back when I saw the title of this thread. Hopefully that won't happen in my lifetime. I must say I don't see the problem with this. People in many countries are supposed to report finds of antiquities to the authorities, and that applies in Greece as it does in the UK. If the coin was not properly reported, smuggled to Britain, spent a couple of years there, and has now gone back where it belongs, that's good, isn't it? Happy ending. In any case the coin is not unique. 58 specimens are known. I bet you a pint of Young's Special that at least one of those 58 is in the British Museum, which has just about the best collection of Greek and Roman coins in the world. As for the Marbles, that would be another thread. Or maybe it has been already? And indeed the Marbles have had a good run out over some bumpy ground. http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showto...l=elgin+marbles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 well, it was illegally dug up and illegally brought out of the country, good for them that they had to return it.. or what do you think how the british have acted if sutton hoo had ended up illegally in another country... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 To whom shall the Brooklyn Museum return the bust of Alexander to? Who is 'sutton hoo'? As mentioned in the earlier thread, the Brits got the Elgin Marbles fair and square and probably saved them from destruction. The recent burglary is an every day occurence in Latin America now. 'Now' is a different thing from 'then'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Sutton Hoo,Le Voila! http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/...w-suttonhoo.htm Burialplace of Anglo-Saxon Kings, the ship burial is perhaps the most spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 As mentioned in the earlier thread, the Brits got the Elgin Marbles fair and square and probably saved them from destruction. The recent burglary is an every day occurence in Latin America now. 'Now' is a different thing from 'then'. Well, Cato was talking (and refering with a link) about a coin that was recently illegally dug up and illegally brought out of the country. I was referring to this and nothing else... cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Viggen, I meant that I was 'off topic', and that I was agreeing with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbow Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) Is this this the coin in question? Phew, I thought they'd finally got their marbles back when I saw the title of this thread. Hopefully that won't happen in my lifetime. Why not m8? The Elgin Marbles are not the best exhibit in the world are they? I dont know what all the fuss is about.I wasnt overly impressed when i saw them,in fact i thought they looked pretty poor compared to the Persian Statues and Reliefs (which you have to walk past to get to the marbles).I say give them back to Greece it might stop them whinging and make some space on the museum floor for a better exhibit . Who is 'sutton hoo'? Sutton Hoo Helmet (From the ship Burial) edit: to fix the coin link,it was a Brutus coin but somehow it turned into a drawing . Edited July 21, 2006 by longbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Right on Longbow! The Assyrian friezes round the corner are vivid and alive, Ive been back to look at them time and again since I was at Uni in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Thanks Longbow. Bookmarked the home page. For those who haven't, you might like to click on Sutton Hoo above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 For those who haven't, you might like to click on Sutton Hoo above. Or just look at Longbows avatar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 For those who haven't, you might like to click on Sutton Hoo above. Or just look at Longbows avatar! Seen: I was referring to the fact that one could get to the British Museum's home page and being serious for once and you know it! His avatar is el microscopico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Check the "restoration" part of the gallery as well, and you will see the change in thinking about the overall proportions of the component parts.We seem to have an evolution from someone with a wide squat head to a tall narrower face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I was referring to the fact that one could get to the British Museum's home page and being serious for once and you know it! Really? I must have misunderstood... Seriously though, the British Museum website is great. Especially for those of us with access to the actual museum hindered by a large body of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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